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Phlebotomy classes in New Mexico

New Mexico has 8 accredited campuses awarding phlebotomy credentials. If you finish and work as a phlebotomist in New Mexico, expect to start around $32,400–$37,420 and reach a median of $42,910 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,660 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico). Graduates of these New Mexico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $23,472 in their first year, against $24,832 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What phlebotomists earn in New Mexico

$32,400starting (10th percentile)
$37,420early career (25th)
$42,910median, all experience
$45,660experienced (75th)
$48,350top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 760 employed in New Mexico. National median: $45,230.

Campuses in New Mexico, ranked by what their graduates earned

8campuses in New Mexico
246credentials awarded / yr
$23,472median earnings, yr 1 (New Mexico)
$24,832median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlamogordoAlbuquerqueCarlsbadClovisFarmingtonGrantsLos LunasSanta Fe

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque Public 88 $23,472 not reported 31% not reported
San Juan College Farmington Public 42 not reported not reported 37% not reported
Clovis Community College Clovis Public 38 not reported not reported 34% not reported
Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe Public 32 not reported not reported 23% not reported
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas Public 18 not reported not reported 21% not reported
Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad Public 14 not reported not reported 20% not reported
New Mexico State University-Grants Grants Public 10 not reported not reported 26% not reported
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo Public 4 not reported not reported 14% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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